International School of Paphos

The International School of Paphos, Cyprus, was founded in 1987. It is located on the outskirts of Paphos, in Mesa Chorio, Anavargos. It acts as an elementary, middle and high school all in one.

The Ministry of Education and Culture has classified all the registered schools in recent years according to the curriculum they offer. The school awards the School Leaving Certificate (Apolyterion)^[1], for the graduating year 13s.

The school has links with the British Council as well as three of the examination boards in England: Edexcel, CIE (Cambridge International Examinations) and AQA.

The primary school consists of kindergarten, the infant classes (reception, year one and year two) and the junior school (years three to six). The secondary school (years seven to 13) prepares pupils for external examinations up to ‘A’ Level in year 13.^[2]

The key stages and classes

Subjects

The infants are offered classes such as Topic (science and geography), basic maths, English and many other subjects.

Juniors are offered even more subjects such as Art, History, Citizenship and more advanced maths. In year 5, Exams start. Juniors finish school at 1pm each day, unless they choose to do any recreational activities after school. Some of the after school clubs which are currently on offer are the scrabble club, badminton club, medical club and the drama club.

In senior school, three more subjects are added to the list. These are German, French and drama. At the end of year 7 students are allowed to choose what language to pursue in future years. Seniors finish at 2:15pm.

The school starts in the beginning of September, and finishes in the end of June. Exams usually begin at the beginning of June for years 5-10, and in the middle of May for years 11-13.

For the past two years, the school has given out scholarships awarding students from years 5 to 12 for high achievement in their end of year exams. Students can win up to 20% of their school fees.

International Examinations

Head students and Prefects

Facilities

• 1 cafeteria
• A large sports hall
• Two outdoor basketball courts
• Large indoor swimming pool
• Football field
• 3 large playgrounds
• Library
• School shop
• Tennis court
• 6 Science laboratories
• Theatrical stage
• Drama studio
• Yr 12 & 13 common room
• Exam hall

Student body

The International School of Paphos currently has about 800 students, and 70 staff. They have students from all around the world, such as from China, UK, Russia, the US, Sweden and South Africa.

Sports

The International School of Paphos is an athletic school. They consider Physical Education an important subject, and therefore it is compulsory to do it twice a week. ISOP has taken place in many sport competitions such as the yearly Paphos cross country race, The Panpaphian, the Pancyprian and others. They award students from years 7-9 and 10-12 for sportmanship. They also encourage students to take part in many sports in school, such as rounders, football, rugby, basketball, swimming, badminton, tennis, volleyball, basketball, archery (year 10 and up) and much more.

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